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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Bill inject into his skin when Hermann goes to jail?
2. What does Bill suspect Nick and his friends do?
3. Where does Bill find himself stranded?
4. What drug do Bill and Roy look for in this segment?
5. What kind of transport do Bill and Mary use to travel around the city?
Short Essay Questions
1. How do Lee and Roy become increasingly friendly in the opening ten pages?
2. What is the difference between Burroughs' use of dialogue when talking to the police and his use of dialogue when talking to friends?
3. What did Bill do after university?
4. How does Bill change his life at the beginning of page 34?
5. What does Bill Gains and Bill do with the junk when they purchase it?
6. Describe the character of Nick.
7. What does Roy say to Lee at Lee's apartment in the opening ten pages?
8. Why does Gains not care about their dealer shortselling them?
9. What happens to Marvin when he takes junk?
10. How do Bill and Roy get enough money to continue their habits?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Examine the novel's dialogue. How does Burroughs' dialogue contribute to the following areas:
1) Character
2) Setting
3) Plot
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the values of 1930's America.
1) Why was morality such an issue during this time?
2) In what ways are the characters negative characteristics a product of their time? Do you think America was going through a transitional phase in the thirties? What significant changes do you think occurred during this period?
3) Does modern society share any values with Thirties America?
Essay Topic 3
Why is it important that drug addiction is addressed by someone who has experienced it? Do you think Burroughs' views have ever seriously been addressed in America?
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